Edward Simon, 25 Years | The Vinyl Anachronist
In the space of just a few days in late summer I received several new releases in the mail that were double albums, chock full of music and additional content. Hazar [...]
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Frank Kohl, Solitude | The Vinyl Anachronist
Will this be the quietest winter ever? I’m counting on it. After four brutal and snowy winters in Upstate New York, I’m looking forward to the next few rainy and [...]
2L Recordings, Three for the Winter Months Ahead | The Vinyl Anachronist
2L Recordings from Norway (website) tends to release its titles in clusters, and sometimes right before the holidays so that we secular folk can also have a soundtrack for [...]
Matt DeMerritt, Fool’s Journey | The Vinyl Anachronist
It’s strange how music and the visual arts can bounce off each other, creating new echoes. Vincent Van Gogh has been my favorite artist for quite some time, ever since [...]
Ikue Mori, Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura, Prickly Pear Cactus | The Vinyl Anachronist
I’ve reviewed plenty of experimental albums, both jazz and electronica, that sound like little more than a collection of recorded noises. The real trick in evaluating [...]
John Finbury, Quatro | The Vinyl Anachronist
Wow, it’s amazing. The review pile is actually getting pretty low. The only problem I’m having is with those CDs and LPs that might have gotten buried under [...]
Fred Hersch, Songs from Home | The Vinyl Anachronist
Pianist Fred Hersch (website) released his new album Songs From Home in celebration of his 65th birthday, and that makes me feel old. When I first discovered Hersch in the [...]
Lafayette Gilchrist, Now | The Vinyl Anachronist
The arrival of Now from jazz pianist Lafayette Gilchrist (bandcamp page) coincided with a young person asking me, “What’s your favorite type of jazz?” The [...]
Carla Marciano Quartet, Psychosis: Homage to Bernard Herrmann | The Vinyl Anachronist
Here’s one that went from my mailbox to my CD player to right here in just a few hours, simply because it made such an outstanding first impression. The Carla Marciano [...]
Noshir Mody, An Idealist’s Handbook | The Vinyl Anachronist
I’m not sure what type of morning we’re waking up to, but it almost has to be a good day to play Noshir Mody. The title of Mody’s new album, An [...]
